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STATE AIRFIELD
THE AIRFIELD HAS BEEN IN USE FOR THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS FOR FIXED WING AND HELICOTERS.
THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY HAS BEEN INCREASED FOR LANDING OF SMALL JETS ALSO
CHANGE IN PRESENT DEHRADUN AIRPORT
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AIRPORT MAP NEEDS TO BE UPDATED
SHORT STRIP
🔗 Mon, 16 Sep 2013
— @AVI658 at Gauchar Airstrip, India
GAUCHER WAS IN NEWS FOR ALL RESCUE OPERATIONS BY CIVIL AND MILITARY HELICOPTER DURING THE 16/17 JUN 2013 DISASTER IN UTTARAKHAND.
THIS PERMITTED THE OPERATIONS TO HAVE GONE SMOOTHLY BY PROVIDING THE FUEL BASE BY IOC.